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Summary: Evaluates Lincoln's talents as a commander in chief in spite of limited military experience, tracing the ways in which he worked with, or against, his senior commanders to defeat the Confederacy and reshape the presidential role.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LINCOLN, ABRAHAM MCPSavage, Charlie.
Summary: A critical investigation into how the Bush-Cheney administration has worked to increase presidential power at the cost of democratic constitutional balance reveals a range of questionable executive practices, from wiretapping and conservative judicial nominations to torture and imprisonment without trial.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.931 SAVMcPherson, James M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2008